Rising Childcare Costs Childcare is expensive. Everywhere you look across the nation, family budgets are stretched because of the cost of care. Enter employers, who are trying to step into the arena and provide benefits to help workers and retain talent. According to some estimates, childcare costs more than the average cost of in-state college…Read more
Lay Off the Optimism The labor market has been a standout overachiever in macro data this cycle, and continues to send signals of stability, at least according to the national numbers. A phenomenon that seems to occur every year is a string of layoff announcements in the first couple months as companies clear the deck…Read more
A New Favorite Snack Americans have a new favorite snack food: Low-sugar Greek yogurt. Sales in this segment have grown from $1.9 billion to $2.2 billion over the past year, according to data from yogurt company Chobani, citing Nielsen data. That’s an increase of nearly 18%, blowing overall yogurt sales (+9%) out of the water….Read more
